Rogers LTE network now live in Calgary and Halifax

TORONTO, Apr 2, 2012, 2012 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Rogers Communications announced today that Canada's fastest and largest LTE network is now live in Calgary and Halifax. With this further expansion, Rogers brings LTE to nearly 12 million Canadians with plans to cover almost 60 per cent of the population by the end of the year.

"We're thrilled to offer our LTE network to even more Canadians in the east and the west," said John Boynton, Rogers Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "Now, Calgarians and Haligonians can enjoy the benefits of speeds on their mobile devices comparable to what they would get at home. And, they can do it on an LTE network that is Canada's fastest and largest for a robust and reliable experience." LTE is the fastest mobile network technology in the world, enabling Canadians to use their mobile devices to download apps, stream live HD sports and download HD files, such as movies and music or play on-line games, with virtually no delays or buffering.

Rogers was the first to launch an LTE network in Canada last summer, starting with Ottawa, followed by Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and surrounding areas. The company will bring LTE to more than 25 additional cities across the country this year. On the east coast, in addition to Halifax, Rogers recently launched LTE in St. John's being the first to bring the fastest speeds to Newfoundlanders. In the west, Rogers will continue to expand in Alberta, with plans to launch LTE in Edmonton in the coming months.

Rogers currently offers the largest selection of LTE devices of any carrier in Canada with seven in its line-up. This includes two smartphones, a smartphone-tablet hybrid, two tablets, a RocketTM Stick and a mobile hotspot. Rogers also offers LTE-ready plans for the iPad.

This month, Rogers will launch two new exclusive smartphones including the first Windows LTE smartphone -- the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC One X -- the first smartphone in Canada designed with Beats Audio for an incredible audio experience.

The national launch of Rogers LTE network reinforces its proud history of innovative firsts and its commitment to investing in Canada's digital future. Rogers was the first carrier in North America to launch an HSPA+ network and offers Canada's only coast-to-coast GSM network.

Rogers was also the first in the world to launch BlackBerry(®) devices. In Canada, Rogers was the first to offer LTE devices, the first to offer iPhone and the first to bring Android products to customers.

For more information on Rogers LTE network and devices visit www.rogers.com/lte.

About Rogers Communications - Rogers Communications is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. We are Canada's largest provider of wireless voice and data communications services and one of Canada's leading providers of cable television, high speed internet and telephony services. Through Rogers Media we are engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade publications, sports entertainment, and digital media. We are publicly traded on theTorontoStock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI).

For further information about the Rogers group of companies, please visitrogers.com.

To view this news release in HTML formatting, please use the following URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2012/02/c2032.html SOURCE: Rogers Communications Inc.

Sara Holland Rogers Communications 604-505-8113 sara.holland@rci.rogers.com For Halifax: Heather Robinson Rogers Communications 506-988-0082 Heather.robinson@rci.rogers.com

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